Guest column by J.R. Johnson CEO, Lunch.com Last week I did a simple Google search. I was looking for an old article about “bootstrapping” written by a woman named “Mitra,” so I did a search for “Mitra bootstrapping.” The number one result was from Twitter. It was a page containing a single tweet by Ms. […]
Facebook Friend Lists: Something more serious ahead?
Facebook has been adding a whole lot of new features lately. Although they haven’t quite filled the cups of each kind of social profiler (ie: musicians, career seekers, etc) but they have certainly risen to the 3/4 mark, and are getting closer by the day. (Yes, I’m recording exact measurements). Last week Facebook implemented a […]
5 ways NPR beat the rest
The sweet, calming voice and gentle, nerdy humor of NPR radio is like home to me, like it is to a lot of people. I remember those comfy moments, driving around and listening to ‘All Things Considered.’ I’m guessing it’s the same way kids felt in the ’50s when their favorite radio personalities graced the […]
Webinar on social networks and the news
I‘m flying to the venerable Poynter Institute — journalism’s high church — to give an online Webinar titled, Social Networks: Engaging Users With News, part of a 10-week class for newspaper editors being put on by the Knight Digital Media Center. Although the newspaper folks get the Webinar as part of their curriculum, it’s also […]
Free social media marketing Webinar
Digital PR executives Sally Falkow and I will co-present a free webinar this Thursday on the subject of digital PR, social media marketing and blogger relations. This event is at 1 pm Eastern/ 10 am Pacific time, and you need to register in advance so please register now! The name of the free digital PR […]